Photojournalist
Kevin Carter
Won a Pulitzer for a photograph taken during the Sudan famine and killed himself three months later at thirty-three, having covered township violence in South Africa for years.
Kevin Carter was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide less than four months afterwards, at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the book The Bang-Bang Club, written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva and published in 2000.
- Born
- 1960-09-13, Johannesburg, South AfricaA Tuesday
- Died
- 1994-07-27, Johannesburg, South AfricaA Wednesday, aged 33
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1960-09-13, Johannesburg, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
Africa/JohannesburgThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 20°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 1°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 13°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 11°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 23°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 7°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 6°23′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1994-07-27, Johannesburg, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 4°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 29°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 17°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 17°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 16°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 11°28′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 23°57′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°37′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 25°18′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kevin Carter was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.